Truck.



W. C. GARR.

TRUCK.

APPLIoATIoN FILED APR. 24, 1912.

Patented May 27, 1913.

mL. Q y m Q .MV ,i y a WILLVI C. CARR, OIE' BUFFALQ, NEW YORK.

TRUCK.

Application tiled April 24, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

raient-.ed May 27,1913.

Serial NoA 692,817.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, limi-m1 C. Guin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buttalo,y in the eounty of Erie and Pilote of New York, have invented Certain new and useful Iinproif'eiuent; in Truelts., of which the following i5 a Specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trucks' and primarily to an end eXtenSion gate or member which is pivoted to the end of the truck platform and may 'oe turned to any one of three positionsf-a Vertical posi tion to constitute :in end gate for the truel-t7 a horizontal position to form a prolongation of the truck platform and thus increase the supporting surface of said platfon, and :i diagonal position with its lower end resting on the ground or floor and eontituting :in inclined skid for loading and unloading the truck platform.

Another feature relates to :i slidable nien;r lier which is supported in Slideways in the end of the traine of the truck platform and to which pivotally jointed sectional Supporting arms are pivoted at their lower endg..

The principal' object of the invention is to provide a Simple, strong and quieitly op# erated extensible platform for truelt which may be placed in any one ot` three positions'.

The. invention alSo relates to -eertain ile tails of construction' which will he hereafter described, reference heini); had to the a'eeompartying t rawiugs in whiol'nw- Figure l reprenents a side, elevation ot they improved trunk Hhovvinv the einl t\xtt'xi.\i n i gate, or nienilier in vertical position in 'tall lines, andin n horizontal position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 :in ii'ilargeil fragmentory side elevation of the improved iii-nek with the end extenwion j ijato or nnuiher in ita horizontal position in toll lines :intl in its lingo-Y nal poition in dotted'linea liig. l repro Sent4 a transverse aeiflion on line ein Fig.

ltthrough the t 'nek to' illustrate, the slitlalle iuemloer. lfigf. l is n reni: peripeotiw View of my invention. 4

In referringr to the drawinge in detail, like nluueral tleaiignate like pri t.

'lhe main frame or" this; improved truck preferahly consists of two longitudinal @haar nel iron Sido beams l and 2, and o series ot' transverse, lirnnis whieli c "tend between and connect the longitudinal @1de beanie. and eolie prise un end beam an intermediate nerim ,arranged at the end of the trite Vl. and an end 1nenni 5. Besides these eonneetingg transveiwe beams, it fairly Wide, tia't, Support t3 is extended transversely across be tween the ends ot' the longitudinal beanie?. being secured thereto by bolts or other tu# toners Y, as Shown in l'i'g. l. Thi@ fairly .vitle. tlat transversely extending support loeateiil at' the front end of the truck. traine and iin-nis a Support at this end of the truck upon which the operator Stands.

Two axles. and 9, are supported in depending; boxes l0 attached to the lon gitndinal heating. The axlee 8 and 9 are of a stotionmrjy el arneter and have, their outer ends projecting bevond the longitudinal side boulot-3. Siipliortingif Wheels are rotatably mounted on the outer projecting ends of the axles` and nre tout' in number. Two of the supporting wheels are driven from the. roo toi' and.constitute the propelling wheels ol the trneli. while, the other two rotate freely und are ao eonatrueted that they may lie turned to Steer the truelt.

The propelling pair ot' wheels tre ii-ilienteil on the ueeoxnpanying drawings lay the numeral lt' and the tree-running [steering n'heel by the numeral 12. ln order that, the steering wheele; muy he turned to the truelt. the outer portionS l?) of the :inleg '9 are pivotnll.' Connected to the inner portion@ bj.' pivotal liointn i4.

lioxj or eoinpartinent l5 for Containing a storage battery is; located at one enti o? the troiflt and extends transversely tu'- msi, the entl thereof. floor or plattform l' which preferably eonstrueted of Wood r.- Vanged in renimahle set-tions upon the tritt-lr trame. A folding en tl gate, or ex'eiision is optmFlte the look l5 nml i# :ttlni'iteil to he turned nil to vertieal position as shown in full linee lf'iigj. l. flown in horizontal pmeition. ne shown in tall linee in Fig. to eonatitute el lon"- tuolinal prolongation ot the truelt nlatmni. or down .in an inelined position to torni g, skid 'For loading or unloading tho Muela'. 'llie folding' end gate is composed ot' longi matinal member?, loa and transverse menthe@ li. The, lower ends ot' the longitudinal aide members lo nre pivotal to the main truck frame hy a. long tremare-rse bar or pivot pin i8. slidable member is slitlobly mounted in the channels of the longitudinal sido hemos and in composed of two longitud? nal side bars 19 and transverse connecting bars 20.

The end gate is supported in its vertical position by connecting bars which are each composed of two 'pivotally jointed sections 21 and 22, the upper end of the upper section of each connecting bar being pivoted to an intermediate portion of the end gate as shown in Fig. 4. The lower end of the lower section of each bar is pivoted to the rear end of one of the side bars 19 of the slidable member. y s

lVhen the end gate is in vertical position l the sections o-f the connecting bars extend in longitudinal alinement and diagonally do-wnward and out-ward ,from the end gate to the end of the slidable member as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The slidable-member is also in its projecting position, being extended to the limit of its outward movement. The end gate is moved to a horizontal position by bending the sections of the connecting bars upward on their connectinorl pivot 23, turning them to an angle with each other and at the same time swinging the end gate downward. When it is desired to move the end gate to its lowest or diagonal position the slidable member is slid inwardly in the channels of the longitudinal side beams 1 thereby permitting the outer end of the end gate to dropfdownward into contact with the-ground.

To limitl the downward pivotal turning or opening movement of the sections 21 and 22, a lip 25is vextended laterally from-the side of one oflthe lower sections which is adapted to project, over the side and lock against the side edge -of the upper section when the two sections are alined in their diagonal position to support the end gate in its vertical position.

1^,.The slidable member projects beneath and i supports the end gate 1n its horizontal position, serves as the support for the lower ends *of the sectional bars for lockingY the end gate in vertical position, and owing to itsl slidable character is adapted to be moved within thev frame of the truck platform to permit the end gate to drop diagonally downward with its lower end resting upon the ground.

l. In a dev-ice of the class described, the combination with a truck platform, of an extension member attached to said platform and adapted to be turned t'o a vertical position to fprmq a n end gate for said platform,

to a horizontal position to lengthen the plat-- v forni, or to a diagonally inclined position to constitute a loading and unloading skid, means for locking the extension member in its vertical position, and means for supporting the extension member in its horizontal position; said supporting means being movable horizontally to permit the extension member to be turned down to a diagonally inclined position.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a truck platform having a frame including channel iron side beams, of 7 a supporting member slidably mounted in the channels of the side beams, and an extension member pivoted to the end of tht `frame of the truck platform and adapted to be turned to either a vertical position, a horizontal position, or a diagonally inclined position; said supportngJnember when in 011e position being adapted to support the extension member in horizontal position and in another position to permit the extension member to drop to an inclined position with` its outer end resting on the floor.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a truck platform, of an extension member attached to said platform, and adapted to be turned to a vertical osition to form an end gate for said plat orm, to a horizontal position to lengthen the platform, or to a diagonally inclined osition to constitute a loading and unloa ing skid, means for support-ing the extension member in its horizontal position, and means for locking the extension member in its vertical position consisting of a supporting arm in pivotally jointed sections having one section pivotcd to the supporting means, and another section pivoted to the extension member.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a truck platform, of an extension member pivoted to one end of said truck platform and adapted to be turned t0v either a vertical position, a horizontal position or a diagonally inclined position and a member for supporting the extension member in horizontal position slidably mounted in the truck platform and adapted t0 be moved inwardly to permit the extension member to drop to a diagonally inclined position and means for locking the extenslon member in vertical position connected to the extension member and the slidable member.

ln a device of the-class described, the con'ibination with a truck platform, of an extension member pivoted to one end of said truck platform and adapted to be turned to either a vertical position, a horizontal position or a diagonally inclined position and a member for supporting the extension member 'in horizontal position slidably mounted 120 in the truck platform and adapted to be moved inwardly to permit the extension menilrer to drop to a diagonally inclined 0- sition and means .for locking the'extension member in vertical position pivotally connected to the extension member and the slidable member.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a truck platform having a frame including channel iron side beams, a 13o member slidably mounted in the channels of the side beams and an extension member pivoted to the end of the frame of the truck platform and adapted to rest upon and be supported by the slidable member when in horizontal position and pivotally'jointed Sectional connecting bars attached at their respective ends to the slidable member and the extension member,

EDGAR L. KLEINDINST, D. H. HARPER. 

